Cardiff’s passionate fans even booed Welsh legend Ryan Giggs last weekend even though he was born in the city.

Ramsey, 22, takes huge stick when he plays against Swansea and Wenger admits that affected his performance a few seasons back. But he now expects the Welshman to steal the show in Cardiff.

Gunners boss Wenger said: “At Swansea he got stick, at Cardiff I don’t know. I think the first time he went back there in the Cup tie he was not comfortable with the situation - it was too much for him. Now he is much more experienced.

“At Swansea it inspired him. The first time it affected him, now he takes that in a more positive way.

“He wanted to do so well that he missed a lot of passes at Cardiff. Every time he has come back to Wales since he has done well.

“I don’t think he will get a hostile reception, not at Cardiff, I don’t think he will. He got a hostile reception at Swansea because, like everywhere in the world, Swansea hates Cardiff and Cardiff hates Swansea.”

It may not be that simple as Cardiff’s fans get behind their own team at all costs and may not forgive Ramsey for leaving in 2008 when Wenger beat Manchester United and Everton to his signature by flying him on a private jet to the Euros.

Wenger said: “I saw him on tape when he played with Cardiff and first time I met him was in fact in Switzerland with his parents when he had the choice to make. I was in Switzerland at a European Championship. I met them there. After he decided to come to join us and the rest you know.

“I expect him to continue to improve. He’s a young player and of course there is a lot more to come from him. He has no limitations in his improvement and he can be a complete midfielder, efficient defensively, efficient offensively. That’s what real football players are.”

Wenger’s team can go seven points clear if they win with their majority of their rivals playing on Sunday. But Wenger expects a tough game after Cardiff held Manchester United last weekend.

Wenger added: “We have the warning of the performances they put in against the big teams so we are in a position where we have a difficult challenge but as well a very exciting challenge because we must do better than the other teams to get a result.”